EVERYONE claims to be concerned about the health of the Great Barrier Reef. Last week a joint UNESCO World Heritage Centre and International Union for the Conservation of Nature report was released claiming the reef could be “in danger”. Earlier … [Read more...] about How the Prime Minister Can Save the Great Barrier Reef
Venus
ON June 5 and 6, the planet Venus passes between the earth and the sun producing a silhouette that few alive today will likely see again. It won’t happen again until 2117. “Earth and Venus are similar distances from the sun, are made of the … [Read more...] about Venus
Eulogy: Neville Kennard had Unconventional Wisdom
AUSTRALIAN anarchist and sceptic, Neville Kennard, died last night (Sunday 3rd June) from secondary cancer from a melanoma. Many knew Kennard as one of the brothers who owned and managed Kennards Hire and Kennards Self Storage. Kennard was also one … [Read more...] about Eulogy: Neville Kennard had Unconventional Wisdom
Forecasting Rainfall: Neural Network Versus General Circulation Model
ONE way to help shift an accepted scientific paradigm (e.g. Anthropogenic Global Warming) is by coming up with a more practical and relevant way of describing and predicting real physical processes in the natural world (e.g. a better seasonal … [Read more...] about Forecasting Rainfall: Neural Network Versus General Circulation Model
Using Artificial Intelligence to Forecast Rainfall
OVER the last year, John Abbot and I have worked on a new method for forecasting rainfall based on the use of artificial intelligence. We have benchmarked our forecasts against output from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s General Circulation … [Read more...] about Using Artificial Intelligence to Forecast Rainfall
One Big Quoll
Jen, Have a look at the size of this male quoll we saw in Boonoo Boonoo National Park near Stanthorpe a few days ago. It is currently mating season for quolls and he was quite aggressive as well as curious. They are rare in southeastern … [Read more...] about One Big Quoll
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
